Kegels are exercises you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. Those are the muscles that support your urethra, bladder, uterus, and rectum. Kegels also improve circulation to your rectal and vaginal area, helping to avoid hemorrhoids and speeding healing after an episiotomy or tear during childbirth.
This is how you do it:
- Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
- Tighten the muscles of the vagina as if trying to interrupt the flow of urine when going to the bathroom.
- Hold for a count of four, then release. Repeat 10 times. Try to work up to three or four sets about three times a day.
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